David Cassidy Dead at 67

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by Retro4Life

You do realize that alcoholism is a disease, right? That there's physical and medical evidence that your brain changes and is programmed to need the drug? And that's it's often hereditary?

Sorry, but I'm sure you wouldn't say that a patient who died of cancer "put his family through" something. You'd say he was sick.

Just like David.

This is a memorial thread for David; I don't mean to hijack it. But I think staying on topic means honoring the man and celebrating his life.

Oh wow!! Sorry about your Brother!

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by Mr. Television

I just found a photo of that Partridge Family record cabinet I still have. I still remember the day we bought it.

That is really cool!!

[Retro4Life]

[1960'sTVfan]

In tribute to David, I'd like to see an official DVD release of his short lived TV show David Cassidy Man Undercover. I do have the episodes, recordings from TV but the picture quality could be a little better, so of course I'd welcome a DVD set from the studio. I think many of David's fans would also want the series issued on DVD, especially now since he has passed away. So here's my request to Shout Factory and other studios for David Cassidy Man Undercover complete series DVD, including the Police Story episode A Chance To Live which served as the pilot for the series. The DVD set would be incomplete without the pilot.

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

In tribute to David, I'd like to see an official DVD release of his short lived TV show David Cassidy Man Undercover. I do have the episodes, recordings from TV but the picture quality could be a little better, so of course I'd welcome a DVD set from the studio. I think many of David's fans would also want the series issued on DVD, especially now since he has passed away. So here's my request to Shout Factory and other studios for David Cassidy Man Undercover complete series DVD, including the Police Story episode A Chance To Live which served as the pilot for the series. The DVD set would be incomplete without the pilot.

That would be cool!

I also remember a show not that long ago that he played the Father of a teenage girl. He had been a Rock star back in the day! I saw this a couple times but I don't recall the name? It was a cute show from what I saw!

And I'm thinking Antenna will have a Partridge family marathon for him soon!

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

That would be cool!

I also remember a show not that long ago that he played the Father of a teenage girl. He had been a Rock star back in the day! I saw this a couple times but I don't recall the name? It was a cute show from what I saw!

And I'm thinking Antenna will have a Partridge family marathon for him soon!

Ruby And The Rockits is the show you're thinking of. I don't care for that one, but the Man Undercover show is interesting as David was trying to break away from the Keith Partridge image and take on a more serious role. The first episode of the series, Running The Hill, is very good. Cage Of Steel is pretty good too.

It's possible Antenna TV might have a Partridge Family marathon soon. Probably fairly likely they will have one.

[Ohio8]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

Ruby And The Rockits is the show you're thinking of. I don't care for that one, but the Man Undercover show is interesting as David was trying to break away from the Keith Partridge image and take on a more serious role. The first episode of the series, Running The Hill, is very good. Cage Of Steel is pretty good too.

It's possible Antenna TV might have a Partridge Family marathon soon. Probably fairly likely they will have one.

[Ohio8]

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by Ohio8

Such a cute picture of him! He had the nicest smile and really pretty eyes, a unique hazel color!

How cute is this? Him and Susan Day !

[Steve Carras]

RIP to Keith Partidge..

[TMC]

David Cassidy proved he could really act on The Partridge Family, making him the biggest star in the world for two years
“A lot of what we credit as good acting is just charisma. But here’s how you know Cassidy could act: Watch him sing,” says Amy Argetsinger. “The songs on The Partridge Family were so lame (I’m sorry, it’s true), but Cassidy owned them. He’d be fake-performing with his TV siblings — a whole passel of younger, cuter faces on the stage with him — but while they stood there basically inert with their unplugged instruments, big brother Keith Partridge was totally rocking out.” She adds, however, that Cassidy's teen heartthrob status didn't last that long, and he would have to travel the path teen idols usually follow who try to sustain their popularity.

[PracTz]

Originally Posted by Retro4Life

You do realize that alcoholism is a disease, right? That there's physical and medical evidence that your brain changes and is programmed to need the drug? And that's it's often hereditary?

Sorry, but I'm sure you wouldn't say that a patient who died of cancer "put his family through" something. You'd say he was sick.

Just like David.

This is a memorial thread for David; I don't mean to hijack it. But I think staying on topic means honoring the man and celebrating his life.

Sorry, Retro, but no. I do not 'realize' that alcoholism 'is a disease' because having seen enough friends and family have that self-induced condition, I've come to believe that the 'it's a disease' is a spin put out by those who choose to booze and their enablers to guilt trip as many folks possible to throw them a pity party instead of holding them accountable for the choices they themselves have made to do something they know is destructive and causes harm to those they are supposed to love. Every single time Mr. Cassidy took a sip of alcohol, he had the choice to either not drink at all or try to get help to keep from drinking- or at the very least seek out help instead of getting drunk yet again and, especially, in getting behind the wheel of a vehicle putting untold numbers of folks in the folks in the road at risk from injury and death rather than call a cab or someone else to drive him in that state.

Cancer is an ailment(and one I've seen family members go through, too). Alcoholism is a self-induced condition. Now, one may argue that towards the end his dementia may have effected his ability to make the choice to booze .On the other hand, since he was only 67 while his poor late mother Evelyn was 89 when she departed this world, it's possible his longterm consistent choices in boozing might very well have accelerated his the speed in which his body and dementia overwhelmed him.

Sorry but the family HAS suffered and WAS put through things needlessly by his choices not just the substances he consumed and IMO that needs to be acknowledged and yes, I AM sorry he himself had to suffer and DO hope he is finally at peace. However; I'm not going to pretend he was a pure victim or total object of pity just because of his sad end.

[stevea]

Have we seen anything from Susan?

RIP David.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by stevea

Have we seen anything from Susan?

RIP David.

Nothing so far.

[Mr. Television]

http://people.com/tv/david-cassidy-r...brian-forster/

David Cassidy's Partridge Family Costar Brian Forster: 'He Really Was Like My Older Brother

David Cassidy, who died of organ failure Tuesday at the age of 67, is being remembered by his onscreen brother Brian Forster.

“I was saddened to hear of the passing of my ‘brother’ David Cassidy,” Partridge Family star Forster tells PEOPLE exclusively. “It’s hard to imagine, really.”

The two starred on the beloved musical sitcom, which ran from 1970-74. Starring Cassidy’s real-life stepmother Shirley Jones as a widow, Cassidy played the eldest of her five children, Keith Partridge, as the family embarked on a music career together.

“David was very kind to me and really was like my older brother during The Partridge Family,” says Forster, 57. “One year, he even gave me a Swiss army knife for Christmas, which I still have. He also gave me a singing lesson when I expressed an interest in singing!”

“In spite of his crazy concert schedule on the weekends, he would arrive at the studio prepared and we would have a lot of fun during shooting and between takes,” he continues. “He’d fly back from wherever and arrive at 2 o’clock in the morning and come to the studio. He’d be tired, but he was always really nice and professional.”

“He was a very talented actor and I often admired the emotion he could put into his character,” he adds. “Needless to say, he was also a wonderful singer and his breathy style made many young girls swoon!”

Cassidy had “the full package,” according to Forster.

“I was just reading an editorial about how he fit in with the time and his squeaky clean image, and yet he was sexy on the side, and that was a big part of his charisma,” he says.

Despite Cassidy’s “insane popularity,” Forster says the star always made everyone on set “feel very comfortable and part of the team.”

“It was a really good experience … we would have plenty of laughs and good times,” recalls Forster. “He was always really gracious to me.”

Forster said the two didn’t see each other for “many years” after their lives went separate ways when the show wrapped, but he always enjoyed their reunions.

“In the last 20 years or so, we would be reunited while doing Partridge Family reunion shows,” said Forster. “[It was] always nice to see him again, and I particularly enjoyed time spent with him the night before we were on the Today show in New York around 2009. My thoughts go out to his friends, his fans, and most of all, his family during this difficult time.”

Cassidy publicly admitted his struggle with alcohol abuse in 2008. He also battled substance abuse issues, which involved a stint in rehab in 2014 .

“The poor guy, he was always having to sort of live up to an image that wasn’t really his,” says Forster. “From the beginning he wanted to be a rock star along the lines of Jimmy Hendrix and he lands Partridge Family and has to go a different route, so I know it sort of haunted him the rest of his time. He was touring and on stage, but he spent most of his time doing Partridge Family songs.”

“It’s like if you’re the Beach Boys and everyone wants to hear ‘Surfin’ Safari’ 3,000 times,” adds Foster. “You can play your new stuff, but remember the audience is there to hear what you’re famous for, which in his case is ‘I Think I Love You’ and things like that. But he stuck with it. He could have just withdrawn, but he kept at it and I give him props for that.”

Forster is grateful that through his work, Cassidy will be able to live on “for eternity in some way.”

“Fans will be able to put his albums on and take themselves back to a happier time,” he says. “I hope he took solace in that. I know he struggled with things for a long time, and I hope that in the end his son and daughter maybe provided him with a joy that he really wanted.”

Cassidy’s real-life brother Shaun also remembered the late star in a touching tribute on Tuesday.

“I tried to catch him of course. I always tried to catch him. But I never could,” tweeted Shaun alongside an old photo of the two as kids.

“Now, I will carry him, along with all of the funny/sad/extraordinary days we shared, none more filled with love than these last few at his side,” he said.

Cassidy had been in intensive care since he was hospitalized for liver and kidney failure last week.

“On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle, and our dear brother, David Cassidy,” his family said in a statement to PEOPLE on Tuesday. “David died surrounded by those he loved, with joy in his heart and free from the pain that had gripped him for so long. Thank you for the abundance and support you have shown him these many years.”